Austin Green, Author at Baseball Essential

Red Sox Trade Clay Buchholz to Phillies

Dec 20, 2016

Boston Red Sox, Headlines, Offseason, Philadelphia Phillies, Transactions

By adding superstar ace Chris Sale in a Winter Meetings blockbuster, Boston Red Sox general manager Dave Dombrowski created a logjam in his team's pitching staff. That logjam was finally addressed on Tuesday mo...

Cardinals Trade Jaime Garcia to Braves for Prospects

Austin Green

Dec 1, 2016

Atlanta Braves, Headlines, Offseason, St. Louis Cardinals, Transactions

It's officially December: The weather is getting colder, Christmas decorations are popping up everywhere, and the MLB hot stove is heating up. The Atlanta Braves, who are moving into the next phase of their reb...

Let’s Put Mike Trout on a Contender

Austin Green

Aug 9, 2016

Colorado Rockies, Headlines, Houston Astros, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions, Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners

Mike Trout has never won a playoff game and only has one MVP to his name. Yet it would be foolish to call Trout anything but the greatest player in baseball, especially since Bryce Harper - Trout's only true ch...

Mets Acquire James Loney

Austin Green

May 28, 2016

Breaking News, Headlines, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Transactions

The New York Mets have traded for James Loney, according to the team's official twitter account. The move was first reported by Adam Rubin of ESPN New York and Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. We've acquired @th...

The Dodgers’ Struggles Start with their Offense

Austin Green

May 9, 2016

Los Angeles Dodgers, Opinions & Predictions

Whenever the Los Angeles Dodgers start slumping like they have been this past week, most fans are always quick to blame the shortcomings in the team's pitching staff beyond Clayton Kershaw. It's easy to see why...

2016 MLB Opening Day Viewer’s Guide

Austin Green

Apr 4, 2016

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

If you're a normal person who will do normal person things tomorrow, disregard this post. If you're a rabid baseball fan to the point where your fandom makes your friends look at you weird and makes you questio...

Who is Ross Stripling?

Austin Green

Apr 1, 2016

Breaking News, Headlines, Injuries, Los Angeles Dodgers, Spring Training

When the Los Angeles Dodgers' fifth starter job was opened up by an injury to Brett Anderson, I suggested five candidates for the role. As my luck would have it, none of those was the guy who won out: Ros...

Looking at the Dodgers’ Fifth Starter Options

Austin Green

Mar 20, 2016

Features, Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers, Opinions & Predictions, Spring Training

For the second straight year, multiple injuries have caused uncertainty in the Dodgers' starting rotation heading into the season. After struggling to offset the early losses of Hyun-Jin Ryu to major shoulder s...

Five Impact Prospects for 2016: National League

Austin Green

Mar 14, 2016

Features, Headlines, Minor League Baseball, National League, Prospect Reports

The 2015 MLB season saw one of the greatest rookie classes ever. In both leagues, several new stars made huge splashes almost immediately upon their promotion to the majors and in some cases helped fuel their t...

The Colorado Rockies Have Some Explaining To Do

Austin Green

Mar 2, 2016

Colorado Rockies, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

Troy Tulowitzki is one of the greatest players to ever put on a Colorado Rockies uniform. Granted, the Rockies have only been around for just over two decades, but we're talking about arguably the league's best...

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